Pleasant Garden is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Articles in 4 languages make the American football player Dennis Byrd the best known. The other is Shane Hmiel, the American racing driver. Dennis Byrd (1946) and Shane Hmiel (1980) mark the two ends of the list. The longest list in North Carolina is Wilmington’s, with 67 names.

Born in Pleasant Garden
#2Who’s the most famous person from Pleasant Garden?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pleasant Garden and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Shane Hmiel: Mike Kalasnik from Unionville, CT, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons